In Hawaii, the introduction of the rosy wolfsnail was intended to combat a pest, but it drastically backfired. Instead of ...

Scientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding a rare, hopeful note in a story rife with extinction. Pacific island land snails are among the world's most imperiled ...

Hawaii's native tree snails, known as the "jewels of the forest," are rapidly disappearing. Some of the most imperiled only live in human care... Meet Hawaii's 'jewels of the forest' — some of the ...

More than a million species are at risk of extinction, many within decades, because of human actions. Among them? The kāhuli, Hawaii's native... The small team caring for some of the last of Hawaii's ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – On July 23, Bishop Museum scientists officially named a new species of living native Hawaiian land snail. The snail’s shell is less than 5 millimeters (2/10 of an inch) tall when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The magnificent ramshorn snail is presumed extinct in the wild, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Captive ...

McMaster biologists studying the local abundance of a typically uncommon wild native bee have found a clear link between the unusual population spike and the concentration of a non-native snail in the ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Scientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding a rare, hopeful note in a story rife with extinction. Pacific island land snails are among the ...

Auriculella gagneorum, a small candy-striped snail from Oahu's Waianae Mountains, represents the first new species of a living Hawaiian land snail described in 60 years. Scientists have described a ...